It Was The Best Of The  Best In Miami Over Memorial Weekend '07!

by Lady Cham, June, 2007

West Indian Times was in Miami for the Memorial Day Weekend and it was three full days of fun in the sun!!! The Best of The Best show presented on Memorial Sunday, May 27th in Miami by Jabba of Massive B, most certainly had some of the best reggae acts blazing the reggae trail right now. Newcomer Collie Budz was like a seasoned pro and had an energetic set. Akon delighted the fans because he expressed unhappiness that there was a huge gap between himself and his fans so he went and joined them in the crowd, he made it out minus his shirt and had to hold on to his pants! Lady Saw, Buju Banton, Capelton, Bounty Killa, Elephant Man, Etana, Bling Dawg, Barrington Levy, Shaggy, Tony Matterhorn, and a slew of other artists all gave magnificent performances which we only managed to catch glimpses of as were spent most of our time in the press tent which was too far from the stage to keep running back and forth. However we caught bits and pieces of the show on the monitor in the press tent and also judging from the noise from the crowd, they were feeling irie and all was well. Elephant Man gave a memorable performance with Bubbler and also a busty fan from the crowd!! Buju still sends chills down my spine and is truly and artist who has a passion for spreading positive Jamaican vibes wherever he goes. Capelton, one of my favorites, continued his mission to bun down Babylon, iniquity, inequality and all injustice as only he and his David House camp can. From a media stand point, I must say, all of the artists were very accommodating and pleasant, they were eager to talk to the press and keep us updated with what they are doing. Even Elephant Man gave me a wonderful interview and grinned when he realized who I was "Lady Cham, Ah Lie!!" (Remember my article on Ele dissing VA?)

Every artist had beautiful vibes and much kudos to Tracii McGregor who made sure that West Indian Times got every interview and drop that we requested. Some people say that these Reggae shows have the same line ups and are boring after a while, but true Reggae lovers and those who understand the Caribbean culture know that all shows have their own unique feel and this one was a huge feeling of unity. The Best of the Best did just that: Showcased the Best of the Best!!

We also have to thank www.Generationxmiami.com  for a wonderful Saturday night at The Bayside Hut, I can’t reveal too much but Artist Futuristic, Mistress of Love, Jr Dread and myself now know why Miami does not sleep!!! Big up to The Out n’ Bad Ladies and the barbers from 'StyleRite' who repped for VA all night long!! Big up to Best of the Best for the after party at The Bayside Hut on Sunday night, it was like being at Passa Passa!

Also, Monday night belonged to Peppers in Ft. Lauderdale and Steelie Bashment, Super Twitch and Richie Pooh took us through with some wicked Reggae music all night long!!! DJ Charger tried his best to tell me the names of all the dancers from out of JA but for some reason I don't remember a thing!!!

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